This article by David Pace originally appeared in @TheU. Is our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, a special place? A team of scientists started a journey to answer this question more than a decade ago. Commenced in 2013, the Satellites Around Galactic Analogs (SAGA) Survey studies galaxy systems like the Milky Way. Now, the SAGA […]
Read MoreThis article by Lisa Potter originally appeared in @TheU. Our data-driven world demands more—more capacity, more efficiency, more computing power. To meet society’s insatiable need for electronic speed, physicists have been pushing the burgeoning field of spintronics. Traditional electronics use the charge of electrons to encode, store and transmit information. Spintronic devices utilize both the […]
Read MoreAt the University of Utah, Adam Beehler shrink-wrapped a student and levitated another with a leaf blower. It was all part of a day’s work for the university’s physics demonstrator. Adam is a Lecture Demonstration Specialist with the department of Physics and Astronomy, where he manages the school’s large collection of demonstration equipment, runs demonstrations […]
Read MoreThe Department of Physics and Astronomy is thrilled to announce that Dr. Ramón Barthelemy has been nationally elected by physicists to chair the Forum on Diversity and Inclusion (FDI) for the American Physical Society (APS). In this capacity, Dr. Barthelemy will seek to ensure that national physics conferences include every participant. The Forum on Diversity […]
Read MoreQuantum and cloud computing experts discuss the latest developments, practical use cases and limitations November 22, 2024 Last month, Utah Business Magazine partnered with Foley & Lardner to host a roundtable on the ‘Future of Computing’ with a focus on quantum and cloud computing. Vikram Deshpande, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, participated in the panel […]
Read MoreAbove: Tino Nyawelo The American Physical Society has elected the Society’s 2024 Fellows, one of whom is the University of Utah’s Tino Nyawelo. October 4, 2024 The APS Fellowship Program recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions in physics research, important applications of physics, significant contributions to physics education, or leadership in or service to […]
Read MoreThe Art and Science of Innovation: Catmull’s Story Sep 16, 2024 Above : Edwin Catmull, co-founder of Pixar. | Pixar Ed Catmull doesn’t have the intense presence one might expect from a man with his resume. Not only has Catmull [BS’69, physics] won five Academy Awards, he’s also received an ACM A.M. Turing Award — […]
Read MoreThis article by Lisa Potter originally appeared in @TheU. The Milky Way has always seemed a little bit weird in comparison to other galaxies. For decades, research suggested that our galaxy was more compact than any other spiral galaxy. In a new study, astronomers reexamined how matter is distributed throughout the Milky Way by tracking […]
Read MoreThis article originally appeared on @THEU Omega Centauri is a spectacular collection of 10 million stars, visible as a smudge in the night sky from Southern latitudes. Through a small telescope, it looks no different from other so-called globular clusters; a spherical stellar collection so dense towards the center that it becomes impossible to distinguish individual […]
Read MoreThis article originally appeared in CoS “I think teaching people that it’s okay to need breaks, to not know what’s next, to give room to learn and change is the most important thing to build an accepting environment like that.” Transitioning from high school to college can be challenging in ideal circumstances but at the height […]
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